Atropacarus distinctus, : Niedbala & Liu, 2018

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Afrotropical, Madagascar, endemic distinctus Notophthiracarus Niedbała, 1989

Notophthiracarus distinctus: Niedbała 1992, 2000 , 2006 d, Liu & Zhang 2014 d, Niedbała & Liu 2018, Niedbała et al. 2021.

Notophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) distinctus: Subías 2004 .

Hoplophthiracarus (Steganacarellus) distinctus: Subías 2022 .

Australasia: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania) ( Balogh & Balogh 2002, Niedbała 1989b, 1992, 2000, 2006d, 2012a, Niedbała et al. 2021, Subías 2022).

Australasian, disjunctive in Australia diutissimus Plonaphacarus Niedbała, 2018

Hoplophorella (Rhacaplacarus) diutissimus: Subías 2022 .

Plonaphacarus diutissimus: Niedbała & Ermilov 2018a, 2022 .

Palaearctic: Nepal ( Niedbała & Ermilov 2018a, 2022).

Palaearctic, Nepal, endemic diversisetosa Hoplophorella Subías, 2010 synonym of Notophthiracarus buffaloensis Niedbała, 2006

diversus Arphthicarus Niedbała et Starý, 2022

Afrotropic: Malawi ( Niedbała & Starý 2022).

Afrotropical, Malawi, endemic divida Acrotritia (Mahunka, 1991)

Rhysotritia divida Mahunka, 1991

Rhysotritia divida: Niedbała 2000 .

Acrotritia divida: Niedbała 2006d, 2007 a, Liu & Zhang 2014a , Liu 2015 d, Niedbała & Liu 2018, Subías 2022.

Afrotropic: Madagascar. Orient: Malaysia, Indonesia (West Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Bali). Australasia: Papua New Guinea, Australia (northern and western parts), New Caledonia ( Balogh & Balogh 2002, Mahunka 1991c, Niedbała 2000, 2006d, 2007a, 2008b, 2012a, 2017a, b, Subías 2022).

Pantropical, eastern part

Notes. Subías 2004 (updated in 2017) recognized this species as congeneric with A. rustica (Niedbała, 1991) . But both species are easily distinguishable by the lateral carinae of prodorsum: forked distally in A. divida , while simple, not forked in A. rustica .

Subías (2022) considered this species as congeneric with A. refracta (Niedbała, 1998) . However, both species have different shape of bifurcation of prodorsal lateral carinae.

dixa Acrotritia ( Niedbała et Schatz, 1996)

Rhysotritia dixa Niedbała et Schatz, 1996

Rhysotritia dixa: Niedbała 2001b, 2002a , 2003a, 2004a.

Acrotritia dixa: Liu 2015 d, Niedbała & Liu 2018 , Subías 2022.

Nearctic: USA (Florida). Neotropic: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Antilles, Ecuador, (Niedbała 2001, 2002a, 2003a, 2004 a, Niedbała & Roszkowska 2017, Niedbała & Schatz 1996, Subías 2022). Neotropical, Mesoamerica introduced to Florida

Note. Subías (2022) considered this species as congeneric with A. parabrasiliana Niedbała et Illig, 2007 . See note of A. parabrasiliana .

dlouhyorum Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) Mahunka, 1984

Euphthiracarus dlouhyorum Mahunka, 1984

Euphthiracarus (Brasiliotritia) dlouhyorum: Oliveira et al. 2017 , Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) dlouhyorum: Niedbała 2004a, 2008e .

Euphthiracarus (Brasiliotritia) dlouhyorum dlouhyorum: Subías 2022 .

Brasiliotritia dlouhyorum sanctipauli Pérez-Íñigo et Baggio, 1993 : Niedbała 2004.

Euphthiracarus (Brasiliotritia) dlouhyorum sanctipauli: Subías 2004 .

Neotropic: Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Paraguay ( Balogh & Balogh 1987, 1988, 2002, Mahunka 1984, Niedbała 2004a, 2008e, Oliveira 2004, Oliveira et al. 2017, Pérez-Íñigo & Baggio 1993, Subías 2022).

Neotropical, Mesoamerican, Guyano-Brasilian and Cocos Island dlouhyorum sanctipauli Brasiliotritia Pérez-Íñigo et Baggio 1993 = Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) dlouhyorum Mahunka, 1984

dominiaki Phthiracarus Niedbała, 1984

Phthiracarus dominiaki: Niedbała 1986b, 1992 , 2011b, 2012b, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Phthiracarus (Archiphthiracarus) dominiaki: Subías 2022 .

Palaearctic: Turkey ( Niedbała 1984f, 1986b, 1992, 2011b, 2012b, Subías 2022).

Western Palaearctic, Turkey, endemic donatoi Steganacarus (Steganacarus) Aranzati, Baretti et Bernini, 1994 synonym of Steganacarus (Steganacarus) vernaculus Niedbała, 1982

dongnaiensis Sabahtritia Niedbała, 2013

Sabahtritia dongnaiensis: Niedbała & Ermilov 2013 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018 , Subías 2022.

Orient: Southern Vietnam ( Niedbała & Ermilov 2013 a, 2014b, Vu 2013, Subías 2022).

Oriental, Southern Vietnam, endemic donnabuangensis Arphthicarus Niedbała, 2017

Arphthicarus donnabuangensis: Niedbała & Szywilewska-Szczykutowicz 2017 , Niedbała & Liu 2018, Niedbała et al. 2021.

Hoplophthiracarus (Protophthiracarus) donnabuangensis: Subías 2022 .

Australasia: Australia (Victoria) (Niedbała et al. 2021, Niedbała & Szywilewska-Szczykutowicz 2017, Subías 2022).

Australasian, Australia, endemic doumandji Steganacarus (Steganacarus) Niedbała, 1986

Steganacarus (Steganacarus) doumandji: Niedbała 1985b (nomen nudum), 1986c, 1992, 2011b, 2012b, Subías 2004, Niedbała & Liu 2018, Niedbała et al. 2022.

Steganacarus (Tropacarus) doumandji: Subías 2022 .

Palaearctic: Italy, Algeria ( Niedbała 1985b, 1986 c, 1992, 2011b, 2012b, Niedbała et al. 2022, Subías 2022).

Western Palaearctic, known from Mediterranean subregion dubinini Phthiracarus Feider et Suciu, 1958 species inquirenda

Phthiracarus dubinini: Krivolutsky 1975 , Balogh & Mahunka 1980 a, 1983, Niedbała 1986b, 1992, 2011b, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Phthiracarus (Phthiracarus) dubinini: Subías 2022 .

Palaearctic: Romania ( Balogh & Mahunka 1980 a, 1983, Feider & Suciu 1958b, Mahunka et al. 2013, Niedbała 1986b, 1992, Subías 2022).

Note. Phthiracarus dubinini and Phthiracarus danubianus are very similar to each other and belong to the group opacus with the globular head of trichobothria. They differ from Phthiracarus opacus Niedbała, 1986 only in possession of shorter setae h of the mentum of the infracapitulum. See note of. P. danubianus . dubius Arphthicarus (Niedbała, 1982)

Hoplophthiracarus dubius Niedbała, 1982

Austrophthiracarus dubius: Niedbała 1986b, 1992 .

Arphthicarus dubius: Niedbała 1994a, 2004a , Liu & Oconnor 2014, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Hoplophorella (Hoplophorella) dubia: Subías 2022 .

Neotropic: Venezuela, Brazil ( Balogh & Balogh 1987, 1988, 2002, Niedbała 1982f, 1986b, 1992, 2004 a, Oliveira 2004, Oliveira et al. 2017, Subías 2022).

Neotropical, Guyano-Brasilian dubius Euphthiracarus (Pocsia) Niedbała et Schatz, 1996

Pocsia dubia Niedbała et Schatz, 1996

Euphthiracarus (Pocsia) dubius: Niedbała 2004 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018 , Subías 2022.

Neotropic: Guatemala ( Niedbała 2004 a, 2014a, Niedbała & Schatz 1996, Subías 2022).

Neotropical, Guatemala, endemic dudichi Phthiracarus Mahunka, 1982 synonym of Phthiracarus boresetosus Jacot, 1930

dugdalei Notophthiracarus Liu et Zhang, 2013

Notophthiracarus dugdalei: Liu & Zhang 2015b , Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Hoplophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) dugdalei: Subías 2022 .

Australasia: New Zealand ( Liu & Zhang 2013 d, Subías 2022).

Australasian, Australia, endemic duotrisetosa Oribotritia (Oribotritia) Niedbała, 2013

Oribotritia duotrisetosa Niedbała, 2013

Oribotritia duotrisetosa: Niedbała & Ermilov 2013b, 2022 , Liu 2015 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Oribotritia (Oribotritia) duotrisetosa: Subías 2022 .

Palaearctic: India (Arunachal Pradesh) ( Niedbała & Ermilov 2013b, 2022, Subías 2022).

Palaearctic, India, Nepal duplex Austrophthiracarus ( Mahunka et Mahunka-Papp, 2010)

Phthiracarus duplex Mahunka et Mahunka-Papp, 2010

Austrophthiracarus duplex: Liu & Zhang 2016 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Phthiracarus (Archiphthiracarus) duplex: Subías 2022 .

Palaearctic: Greece ( Mahunka & Mahunka-Papp 2010, Mahunka et al. 2013, Niedbała 2011b, 2012b, Subías 2022).

Western Palaearctic, Greece, endemic duplex Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) Niedbała et Starý, 2014

Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) duplex: Niedbała & Liu 2018 , Subías 2022.

Afrotropic: Madagascar (Niedbała 2017a, Niedbała & Starý 2014c, Subías 2022.

Afrotropical, Madagascar, endemic duplex Oribotritia (Oribotritia) Niedbała, 2000

Oribotritia duplex Niedbała, 2000

Oribotritia duplex: Subías 2004 , Niedbała 2006d, Liu 2015a, 2016b, Niedbała & SzywilewskaSzczykutowicz 2017, Niedbała & Liu 2018, Niedbała et al. 2021.

Oribotritia (Oribotritia) duplex: Subías 2022 .

Australasia: Australia (northern, western and southern) ( Niedbała 2000, 2006d, 2012 a, 2014b, 2017b, Niedbała et al. 2021, Niedbała & Szywilewska-Szczykutowicz 2017, Subías 2022).

Australasian, disjunctive in Australia duplicata Acrotritia ( Grandjean, 1953)

Pseudotritia duplicata Grandjean, 1953

Rhysotritia duplicata: Märkel 1964 , Grandjean 1967, Krivolutsky 1975, Balogh & Mahunka 1980 a, 1983, Niedbała et al. 1981, 1982, 1990, Sergienko 1989a, Olszanowski et al. 1996, Travé et al. 1996, Niedbała & Olszanowski 1997, 2004, 2008, Niedbała 2000, Mahunka & Mahunka-Papp 2004, Weigmann 2006.

Acrotritia duplicata: Niedbała 2008f, 2011b , 2012b, Liu 2015d, Niedbała & Ermilov 2018a, 2022, Niedbała & Liu 2018, Niedbała et al. 2021, Subías 2022, Niedbała & Błoszyk 2022.

Acrotritia duplicata duplicata: Subías 2004 .

Rhysotritia duplicata subsp. limbata Märkel et Meyer, 1959 syn. by Niedbała 2011b.

Acrotritia duplicata limbata: Subías 2004 .

Palaearctic: Madeira, Portugal, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Turkey, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Balkan Peninsula, Lithuania, Ukraine (western part and Crimea), Russia (Far East), Nepal, North Korea ( Ayyildiz et al. 2011, Balogh & Mahunka 1980 a, 1983, Grandjean 1953, 1967, Mahunka & Mahunka-Papp 2003, 2004, Mahunka et al. 2013, Märkel 1964, Niedbała 2000, 2008f, 2011b, 2012b, 2015b, Niedbała & Błoszyk 2022, Niedbała & Dabert 2013, Niedbała & Ermilov 2014a, 2018a, 2022, Olszanowski et al. 1996, Schatz 1983, Sergienko 1989, Subías 2022, Travé et al. 1996, Weigmann et al. 2015).

Panpalaearctic, distributed in Europe, Black Sea-Pontic and Manjurian areas, disjunctive duplicata subsp. limbata Rhysotritia Märkel et Meyer, 1959 = Acrotritia duplicata ( Grandjean, 1953)

echidninus Phthiracarus Berlese (not published) synonym of Atropacarus (Atropacarus) striculus (C.L. Koch, 1836)

echidninus var. somalicus Berl. Phthiracarus (Trachychoplophora)Berlese,1924 = Phthiracarus (Trachyhoplophora) somalicus Berlese, 1923 (in part) or synonym of Plonaphacarus optivus Niedbała 1994 (in part) or Plonaphacarus persimilis Niedbała, 1994 (in part)